68 m. ago Arsenal book their spot in the Champions League final – Women’s Football Weekly

Faye Carruthers is joined by Sophie Downey, Ameé Ruszkai and Marva Kreel to discuss Arsenal’s win, Chelsea’s loss and latest action across the WSL and the ChampionshipOn this week’s Guardian Women’s Football Weekly, Faye is joined by Sophie Downey, Ameé Ruszkai and Marva Kreel. The panel discuss Arsenal’s 4-1 second-leg victory over Lyon, the north London side knocking out the eight-time European champions and securing their place in the final. However, it won’t be a full English affair after Chelsea’s dreams were dashed by a rampant Barcelona.The panel review the latest action across the Women’s Super League and the Championship as the season nears its conclusion and relegation spots are confirmed. Continue reading...

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70 m. ago Leeds crossbow attacker 'shot himself in head with air rifle before dying in hospital'

The Leeds crossbow attacker, Owen Lawrence, 38, is thought to have shot himself in the head with an air rifle following his horror rampage through the city. His two victims survived the incident

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74 m. ago Hidden sugar in supermarket coffee and milkshakes ranked as expert gives dire warning

The government may extend the sugar tax to milkshakes and lattes sold in supermarkets as they look into high-sugar milky drinks, both dairy and plant-based, in a new scheme

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1 hour ago Moment football yobs attack rival fans outside pub after FA Cup clash

Samuel Grant, 24, Wayne Thomas, 18, and Joseph Friel, 22, were all involved in a 50-strong mass brawl in Newport city centre in January last year.

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1 hour ago Popular bar and restaurant chain shares 'sad news' as popular branch to close

The Brighton branch on Duke Street will close soon, although the official date has not yet been confirmed. However, customers cannot book beyond May 10 on the Browns website

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1 hour ago Susan Hall reclaims Tory leadership at City Hall and pledges to renew battle with Sadiq Khan

Surprise as defeated mayoral candidate returns as Tory group leader on the London Assembly

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2 h. ago Parallel Lines by Edward St Aubyn review: An elegant skewering of the beautiful and the damned

Death, psychosis, apocalypse — it’s a strong mixture for a novel. In the hands of a writer less capable than Edward St Aubyn, it would probably add up to a fatal dose for a book that you were actually hoping to read and enjoy.

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2 h. ago The Scottish city 'fire festival' this week that celebrates the start of summer

The one-of-a-kind event features an array of colourful characters.

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2 h. ago 'Gangster grandpa', 72, who robbed Kim Kardashian at gunpoint and then wrote a 'boastful and mocking' book about the terrifying raid tells French court 'I regret what I did'

Yunnis Abbas, 72, is facing life in prison for the attack on the American reality TV star, in which $10million of jewellery was stolen and never recovered.

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2 h. ago Book exchange libraries to be reinstated at some Tube stations after mayor orders review of his own fire rules

15 stations will see ‘community libraries’ return after TfL finds solution

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2 h. ago Who is Cardinal Becciu? Why isn't he participating in the conclave to elect a pope?

Once-powerful Vatican official Cardinal Angelo Becciu has formally withdrawn from participating in the conclave to elect a new pope

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3 h. ago Cowardly thug stabbed man 22 times before hiding away in city centre hostel

Khalid Salisu, 30, ruthlessly stabbed Dean Leven 22 times with a flick knife after a drug deal at a home in Liverpool. Luckily, the victim was able to push him out of the property

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3 h. ago Philip Pullman announces The Rose Field, the final part of Lyra’s story

The acclaimed writer of His Dark Materials says the third volume in The Book of Dust series will portray a ‘dangerous, breathtaking quest’Philip Pullman has revealed he will tell the final part of Lyra Silvertongue’s story in The Rose Field, which will come out this autumn.It has been six years since a book about Lyra has been published – and 30 since readers first encountered her in Northern Lights, the first in Pullman’s His Dark Materials children’s fantasy trilogy. The bestselling novels, which have since been adapted into a TV series by the BBC, take place across a multiverse and feature “dæmons” – physical manifestations of a person’s soul that take the form of animals. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago Sir Philip Pullman announces finale to The Book Of Dust trilogy

Welsh actor Michael Sheen narrated the first two volumes of The Book Of Dust and will return to narrate the final book.

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3 h. ago Chinese authorities say 22 people killed, 3 injured in restaurant fire in northern city of Liaoyang

Chinese authorities say 22 people have been killed and 3 injured in a fire at restaurant in the northern city of Liaoyang

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3 h. ago Chinese restaurant fire kills 22 as Xi Jinping laments ‘deeply sobering lesson’

Cause of blaze in northeastern Liaoyang city not immediately clear

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3 h. ago Championship braced for last day chaos as THIRTEEN teams still to learn fate

Leeds and Burnley are fighting it out for top spot, Bristol City and Coventry lead the play-off race, while Hull, Luton and Derby are all in trouble at the bottom

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3 h. ago Swansea City set to appoint Alan Sheehan as permanent manager to end speculation

Alan Sheehan is set to be confirmed to be confirmed as Swansea's next long-term boss

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3 h. ago Beyond the Bernabéu: how Modric’s shock Swansea investment came to be

The Ballon d’Or winner has set his sights on helping the club grow, offering his expertise and pulling powerIt was the transfer nobody saw coming: Luka Modric to Swansea City, not joining as a player but a minority stakeholder. The most decorated player in Real Madrid’s history, a six-time Champions League winner and one of the greatest midfielders of his generation pitching up as a co-owner at a mid-table Championship club was certainly an unforeseen end-of-season development. A Ballon d’Or winner and Bernabéu star walking into the Swansea boardroom or exploring the Mumbles?The sight of Modric cradling a Swansea-branded football in the accompanying press release prompted a few double-takes and sent a jolt across the game. “Hi Swansea fans, I’m Luka Modric and I’m excited to be part of the journey,” came his message. The 39-year-old Croatia captain may be in the twilight of his career but Swansea hope those words mark just the start of his involvement. “My goal is to support the clu...

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3 h. ago John Parrott staggered by 'scary good' forgotten man of snooker who is taking World Championship by storm

The 1991 world champion hasn't hidden his admiration for the Chinese talent - once dubbed the next Stephen Hendry

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